Crime & Safety

Man Accused of Leaving Son, 3, Alone in Hotel Room at Foxwoods

Hotel guests spotted the child crying in the hallway at about 2:30 a.m.

A Windsor Locks man was arrested by Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police for allegedly leaving his 3-year-old son alone in a hotel roomfor several hours while at Foxwoods Casino with his girlfriend, according to The Day of New London.

Troy Forster, 33, of 35 Church St., was arrested on a warrant Tuesday for the Nov. 23 incident and charged with risk of injury to a minor.

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Hotel guests spotted the child crying in the hallway at about 2:30 a.m. after apparently wandering out of the room on his own, according to The Day.

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